CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Starters Kevin Canelon and Nestor Cortes went toe-to-toe on the hill on Thursday night in Charleston, but it was the RiverDogs starter who won the tight battle. Columbia lost 1-0 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The two hurlers combined for 18 strikeouts – 12 for Cortes (W, 2-0) and six for Canelon (L, 2-3). The…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Chris Williams’ two-out solo homer in the 11th inning lifted No. 18 Clemson to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium on Thursday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 36-18 overall and 14-14 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish dropped to 27-25 overall and 11-15…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — No. 18 South Carolina is ready to compete in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, set for May 20-25 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore. The Gamecocks and 23 other schools will open the tournament with three rounds of stroke play before the field is cut to 15 teams. A fourth round of stroke…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Kickoff times for Clemson’s first two home games were announced by the ACC office on Thursday. Clemson’s first home game of the year against Troy on September 10 will have a 12:30 p.m. start and will be televised by the ACC Network. The Tigers’ September 17 game against SC State will have a 12 p.m. start…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (39-13, 17-9 SEC) closes out the SEC slate this weekend with a three-game series at Alabama (31-21, 15-12 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Thursday is 8 p.m. ET with Friday’s contest also at 8 p.m. ET. Saturday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — The Tigers conclude the regular season with a three-game series at Notre Dame from Thursday to Saturday. SERIES SETUP • Who – Clemson (35-18, 13-14 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (27-24, 11-14 ACC) • Rankings – CU – No. 23 BA, No. 18 USA; UND – NR • When – Thursday (6:05 p.m.), Friday (6:05 p.m.), Saturday (1:05 p.m.)…
Almost six years ago, Whit Merrifield and Jackie Bradley Jr. became Gamecock legends, helping USC win its first national championship. Wednesday night, the pair shared another special night at the major league stadium closest to Omaha. Merrifield got his first career hit in his big league debut and Bradley extended his major league best hitting streak to 24 games with…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Teheran (1-4) struck out three without a walk to end six weeks of frustration. Tyler Flowers hit a home run to the bushes…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Junior Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) is one of 15 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award, presented annually to the nation’s best catcher. Ballots will be sent to the national voting panel at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be announced June 6. It is…
Almost six years after clinching the Gamecocks’ first national championship with a walk-off hit, Whit Merrifield is in the major leagues. In between doubleheader games Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals officially called up the 27-year-old utility player from Triple-A Omaha. Merrifield was hitting .278 with 5 HRs in 36 games in the minor leagues this season. He also leads the…
